<%inherit file="/base.mako"/>\

<%def name="header()">What is this?</%def>

<p>
This
site is a simple visualization of <a href="http://research.cps.k12.il.us/cps/accountweb/Reports/RacialSurvey/">
publicly available data on the
self-reported racial make up</a> of Chicago Public Schools. This site is
not affiliated with the Chicago Public Schools.
</p>

<p>
The site itself is meant to serve as a simple tool for exploring
a publicly available data set.  However, the real goal is to show 
how easy it is to create explorations of publicly available data sets and encourage
others to follow suite.
</p>

<p>
To this end, <a href="http://cpswarehouse.googlecode.com/">the code for creating this site</a>
is available as free and open source software.  Also, a <a href="/tutorial">tutorial</a> on building a site like this is
in progress.  Check back soon!
</p>

